2010 Borsao White

During a visit to the area before we moved here, we happened to stop into Wine Styles which we thought was a local wine shop but turns out to be part of a chain of stores which specialize in boutique wineries that you are not going to find most anywhere else.  Over the past couple of years we have ventured in from time to time, but never on a regular basis.  It seems like that is about to change.  Wine Styles offers some pretty good deals including a 6 for $60 in which you pick 6 bottles of select wines and pay just $60 for them.  With the unique variety of labels being offered, we think that this may be a great way to find some good valued, everyday styled wines.

I picked up our first 6 bottles last week, and this is the first one of them that we've tried.

Borsao is a pretty well known label for their red wines which we have in the past reviewed here and here.  We have never seen the white, and so this seemed like a great place to start.

The 2010 Borsao White is made from 100% macabeo, which is also known as viura.  The grape is often used in white Rioja wines, as well as in some Cavas and a fortified wine in France.

The Borsao was a rich, fat white wine with lots of tropical fruit and hints of citrus.  There was a lot of smokiness on the finish which lasted a moderately long time.  This wine was somewhat characteristic of a chardonnay except for being somewhat leaner.  There was also a hint of what I think of as a "petrol" viscosity.  It was a nice change of pace from typical varietals, but probably not something that I would want everyday.

Cheers!